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Cape dwarf chameleon

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Posted by David Sewell on November 5, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Cape dwarf chameleon
I have recently needed to re-visit this file for display in a bus, believe it or not. The original was one of my last outings with a film camera, when I was in Stellenbosch, South Africa, for a conference in 2005. These guys were all over the local botanical gardens, even so I normally had to persuade the local kids to find them for me. Chameleons, however brightly coloured, are masters of just vanishing into the undergrowth.

David

Nikon F601, 90mm Tamron macro. No other details recorded.
Posted by Brett Lewis on November 5, 2009 at 6:52 AM
You got to love these little beauties and I am very envious as you know.. High on my wish list..! Love the 'starburst' of the Aloe(?) behind and it's almost 3D.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Fran French on November 5, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Love this one David! And like Brett I too like the radiating b/g plant. very effective!

Fran :toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 5, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Beautiful shot David I love the way the OOF plant ? looks in the background :smile:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on November 5, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Lovely species of Chameleon! You have made good use of DOF and BG in this case. Perhaps blur the BG a tad more?

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 5, 2009 at 10:15 AM
What chameleon?
Posted by Major Gilbert on November 5, 2009 at 3:13 PM
I would probably say normally that the BG is distracting but it almost introduces your incredible looking subject like a fan fare.

Major.
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on November 5, 2009 at 3:28 PM
As already said, that background plant really works to accentuate the Chameleon. Nicely composed and really colourful David :toast:

Simon
Posted by Ian Butler on November 6, 2009 at 5:46 AM
Thats an awesome looking creature. The textures and colours in it are superb. I'll keep an eye out for it on the buses!! :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on November 6, 2009 at 5:55 AM
Thanks, Ian. It is only on buses going to and from the University of Kent, and even then only on the inside. This is the second time this has been done. In September a series were published on British wildlife. Brett Lewis and I supplied most of the pictures. This time it is international wildlife. The overall purpose is to advertise the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology where both of us study/work. I am up for the posters to appear in buses across the country - but it isn't going to happen!

David